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after obama got elected, when he promised to close guantanamo within a year. >> reporter: one by one, organizers read the names of detainees and demanded an end to the camp, the use of drones, and war. >> where is the justice? why don't we have justice in this country? it's hard for me to be a citizen in this country, more and more as the years go by. >> reporter: the protest drew the attention of passers-by. >> i'm not really surprised. personally, i agree with the message. >> reporter: today's protest is part of an ongoing protest against guantanamo bay. code pink says they will continue to hold similar protests every month until the camp is closed. we're live in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2news. >>> there are some surprising convicted killers serving time on san quinton's death row, who are considered low risk. the most notable, perhaps, is 78-year-old charles manson. the chronicle reports the prisoner's age, conduct behind bars, and the number of years since the last arrest all play a role in whether they are considered for parole. corrections officials say it'
after obama got elected, when he promised to close guantanamo within a year. >> reporter: one by one, organizers read the names of detainees and demanded an end to the camp, the use of drones, and war. >> where is the justice? why don't we have justice in this country? it's hard for me to be a citizen in this country, more and more as the years go by. >> reporter: the protest drew the attention of passers-by. >> i'm not really surprised. personally, i agree with the...
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the quer for the gop, are you prepared for this barack obama? you didn't seem to be able to handle the first one. are you prepared for this one who now has the kind of wind in his sails going into a second term that can be very, very good for him in terments of at least in the first six or so months laying down some hard lines for the gop to cross. i think they can, but they're going to have to make the argument, you know, from a principled position, get off the crazy noise we have -- >> don't they have -- >> distract -- >> on an issue we just talked about which is at the heart i think of the common conversation in this country, we're on the same page about gun it's right now. bob, you agree, right? we're talking about guns. he didn't change the topic. it's the topic, right? >> it had to be the topic. what happened was the tragedy has been to vivid, he's been so powerful and clear, that it shattered the old nra notion that somehow or other this was about gun confiscatioconfiscati. i agree with michael, it's put the gop in a very difficult positi
the quer for the gop, are you prepared for this barack obama? you didn't seem to be able to handle the first one. are you prepared for this one who now has the kind of wind in his sails going into a second term that can be very, very good for him in terments of at least in the first six or so months laying down some hard lines for the gop to cross. i think they can, but they're going to have to make the argument, you know, from a principled position, get off the crazy noise we have -- >>...
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put young children saying president obamaments to continue to borrow trillion dollars a year. it's a two sided coins that they can learn from. >> the interesting thing, neil, about this is when you talk about the kids, we're talking about, you know, of course, the people of five and six years old or 10 or 15 years old, but don't forget, neil, there's generations not born yet. neil: absolutely. >> still the gleam in the eye; right? that's another point to make. i want to touch on something you were just asking charlie about. you know, one interesting thing about the policies of this president, when you think about it, and you think about the demographic groups the president won, young people, women, hispanics, blacks, young blacks, those, if you look at the official statistics, those are the very groups most victimized by the policies in terms of high unemployment and falling incomes. that's ironic as well. neil: i look, and, you know, i guess i could have critics if they didn't like the president using kids, but, first of all, the kids were there, and their parents let them be
put young children saying president obamaments to continue to borrow trillion dollars a year. it's a two sided coins that they can learn from. >> the interesting thing, neil, about this is when you talk about the kids, we're talking about, you know, of course, the people of five and six years old or 10 or 15 years old, but don't forget, neil, there's generations not born yet. neil: absolutely. >> still the gleam in the eye; right? that's another point to make. i want to touch on...
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. >>> president obama sworn in for his second term next week. today preparations already are underway in the u.s. capital. the inauguration is expected to be smaller this year than it was in 2009 but will still fee he tour a star studded lineup and enthusiastic mood but tempered by high unemployment and a still faltering economy. if you are feeling tense, here is an idea gaining momentum. get out there and throw a snowball. thousands in seattle turning out for the largest ice slinging fight. the nation's most prominent implementing a new and controversial policy. the washington national cathedral will soon begin allowing same-sex marriages. the church will be among the first episcopal congregations to unemployment lement the new right of marriage. it care areries huge symbolism and advocates of traditional marriage say in their opinion it is the wrong move. joining us is john eastman and reverend gary hall dean of the national cathedral. we will be he begin the conversation with dean hall. thank you for joining us. why this decision, why now? >>
. >>> president obama sworn in for his second term next week. today preparations already are underway in the u.s. capital. the inauguration is expected to be smaller this year than it was in 2009 but will still fee he tour a star studded lineup and enthusiastic mood but tempered by high unemployment and a still faltering economy. if you are feeling tense, here is an idea gaining momentum. get out there and throw a snowball. thousands in seattle turning out for the largest ice slinging...
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. >>> and can president obama and republicans agree on anything m next four years? virginia's governor bob mcdonnell just back from that house republican retreat in williamsburg, joins us next. >>> former bush speechwriter michael gerskin who crafted both of president bush's inaugural addresses. [ female announceru really getting salon quality... or settling for wannabes? stop compromising! new vidal sassoon pro series. care and styling from the original salon genius, created to let you have it all at an affordable price. new vidal sassoon lets you say no to compromise and yes to very shiny... very silky... very sexy... very you. it's salon genius in a bottle! now in your store. new vidal sassoon pro series. salon genius. brilliantly priced. just begin with america's favorite soups. bring out chicken broccoli alfredo. or best-ever meatloaf. go to campbellskitchen.com for recipes, plus a valuable coupon. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. >>> house republicans have spent three days on a retreat in williamsburg, virginia, on getting the party turned around aft
. >>> and can president obama and republicans agree on anything m next four years? virginia's governor bob mcdonnell just back from that house republican retreat in williamsburg, joins us next. >>> former bush speechwriter michael gerskin who crafted both of president bush's inaugural addresses. [ female announceru really getting salon quality... or settling for wannabes? stop compromising! new vidal sassoon pro series. care and styling from the original salon genius, created...
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obama promised to increase taxes on families raising less than $250,000 a year. why do i have $30 less in my paycheck, mr. president. the president and his fellow democrats aren't done yet. they now want to increase more tax revenue by limiting your deductions. joining me to talk about the impact of these new taxes. country singer john rich, half of the duo big and rich. inadventure and managing partner of chord buddy a guitar learning tool travis berry. president of products william marsh comes back to join us again. good to have all of you here. i want to start william with you and travis because right now you are running some businesses and you have got employees that got their checks and they said whoa, what did your employees say when they got their first checks and thought you had cut their wages? >> the first thing occurred to me when i came back to the company after the end of the year, my employees. they said our paycheck is wrong. something has gone wrong. it it's lower than it used to be. i said i don't know. i'm not sure what's happening. let me take
obama promised to increase taxes on families raising less than $250,000 a year. why do i have $30 less in my paycheck, mr. president. the president and his fellow democrats aren't done yet. they now want to increase more tax revenue by limiting your deductions. joining me to talk about the impact of these new taxes. country singer john rich, half of the duo big and rich. inadventure and managing partner of chord buddy a guitar learning tool travis berry. president of products william marsh...
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joe biden joked about this four years ago, he was technically higher status than barack obama until minutes later when he was sworn in himself. at the convention he said, i do not know about any stories of old white men not supporting barack obama. if forever endeared him to the president. on this inaugural day, this special moment. ♪ all beautiful ♪ for spacious skies ♪ for amber waves of grain ♪ for purple mountain majesties ♪ above the fruited plain ♪ america ♪ america ♪ god shed his grace on me ♪ and ground with brotherhood ♪ from the to sea to shining sea ♪ from the to shining sea ♪ ♪ [cheering and applause] >> it is my honor to present the chief justice of the united states, john g roberts junior who was administering the presidential oath of office. everyone, please rise. >> please, raise your right hand and repeat after me. i, barack obama do solemnly swear. >> i solemnly swear. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> the office of president of the united states. >> the office of the president of united states. >> ambled to
joe biden joked about this four years ago, he was technically higher status than barack obama until minutes later when he was sworn in himself. at the convention he said, i do not know about any stories of old white men not supporting barack obama. if forever endeared him to the president. on this inaugural day, this special moment. ♪ all beautiful ♪ for spacious skies ♪ for amber waves of grain ♪ for purple mountain majesties ♪ above the fruited plain ♪ america ♪ america ♪ god...
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neither, for that matter, was president bush's eight years. we fought the wards that we felt were necessary. president bush worked hard to try to solve other problems through diplomatic means. and so i think it's a little too stark to make this kind of characterization. i, as you well know, always believed that we should try to avoid war. we should be willing to talk to friends and willing to talk to enemies. and try to find a solution that's peaceful. but when do you find it is necessary to use military force, use it with a clear political objective in mind and use it for a decisive result. that's the kind of attitude that chuck haiglogical bring to the equation. we will be careful. he will give the president his best advice on the use or non-use of military force, how to solve the problem diplomatically. i'm sure he will be a great companion with mr.er can any that regard. it's a good team. i think it's a very, very good team. now, a lot of my friends in the community who are of a more rightist persuasion, ones who have been hawking -- the h
neither, for that matter, was president bush's eight years. we fought the wards that we felt were necessary. president bush worked hard to try to solve other problems through diplomatic means. and so i think it's a little too stark to make this kind of characterization. i, as you well know, always believed that we should try to avoid war. we should be willing to talk to friends and willing to talk to enemies. and try to find a solution that's peaceful. but when do you find it is necessary to...
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kristen spent last year on the obama campaign trail and talks about the moment she knew the president was headed to victory. i began by talking to her about the challenges of living on the road for months. >> it was a challenge, but it was so thrilling. i'd always wanted to cover a campaign at the national level. so i woke up and i was excited every day. it was just a thrill to literally watch history unfold and to be a part of that. the biggest challenge was that it was exhausting, and there was a physical toll, which i wasn't prepared for. i wasn't prepared for getting sick on the campaign trail. it's not easy to just call up your doctor and say, hey, i'm not feeling well. you have to literally do a lot of improvisation and, remember, you're eating sort of what's put in front of you. when you're on the campaign trail, 90% of the food is a carbohydrate. so that's a big challenge. especially someone like myself, who likes to be healthful and exercise a lot. exercising goes out the window. you try to sneak in sit-ups before you go to bed. but you're not getting a lot of sleep. so that
kristen spent last year on the obama campaign trail and talks about the moment she knew the president was headed to victory. i began by talking to her about the challenges of living on the road for months. >> it was a challenge, but it was so thrilling. i'd always wanted to cover a campaign at the national level. so i woke up and i was excited every day. it was just a thrill to literally watch history unfold and to be a part of that. the biggest challenge was that it was exhausting, and...
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this is the official portrait of president obama from four years ago. here is the new one. sure, he doesn't look quite as young, but clearly he opted to go a much more cheerful route this time around. >>> up next, as president obama prepares for a second term, which way is the democratic party headed? to the center or to the left? >>> and this sunday join chris matthews for a special airing of his documentary "barack obama: making history." that's this sunday at 6:00 p.m. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. [ tylenol bottle ] me too! and nasal congestion. [ tissue box ] he said nasal congestion. yeah...i heard him. [ female announcer ] tylenol® cold multi-symptom nighttime relieves nasal congestion. nyquil® cold and flu doesn't. if we took the already great sentra apart and completely reimagined it with best-in-class combined mpg and more interior
this is the official portrait of president obama from four years ago. here is the new one. sure, he doesn't look quite as young, but clearly he opted to go a much more cheerful route this time around. >>> up next, as president obama prepares for a second term, which way is the democratic party headed? to the center or to the left? >>> and this sunday join chris matthews for a special airing of his documentary "barack obama: making history." that's this sunday at 6:00...
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last year we sent you out to the oscars. do you remember that? >> i think so. >> bill: george clooney almost beat you up. >> that's right. i remember now. >> you didn't say president obama you just said obama. he was going to kill you. >> he hates me. >> bill: i was thinking about sending you out there again but we have done everything. >> what else am i allowed to do. i don't think i'm allowed back to the oscars. they will set up a perimeter i think. >> bill: do you have any ideas or want to see watters world do anything at the oscars, let us know. we are out of ideas for that. >> don't send me into south central l.a. >> send a message to south central l.a. >> do not do that jesse watters, everybody, causing trouble as usual. on deck, factor tip of the day. another internet outrage. this one involving me. the tip 60 seconds away. so you say men are superior drivers? yeah. then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. ok. [ voice of dennis ] silence. are you
last year we sent you out to the oscars. do you remember that? >> i think so. >> bill: george clooney almost beat you up. >> that's right. i remember now. >> you didn't say president obama you just said obama. he was going to kill you. >> he hates me. >> bill: i was thinking about sending you out there again but we have done everything. >> what else am i allowed to do. i don't think i'm allowed back to the oscars. they will set up a perimeter i think....
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so it is kind of obama's fault. of course, the simpler explanation is not that obama planned all this. but the reason they have been taking moderate positions they have taken for years now, those just may be the positions. if the republican party can't agree to them or come up with popular ideas of their own, the problem may be within the republican party, not at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. barack obama is the president of the united states. he is a very powerful man, responsible for many things. but he is not why most republicans have taken a pledge, saying they will never raise a dollar in taxes no matter what the budget deficit looks like. he is not why they decided to put the whole u.s. economy at risk if they don't get their way on spending cuts. he is not why the white house partnered with gun legislation, no matter how small, is tantamount to taking away guns, he is not why extreme movements like extreme ideas like going back to a gold standard in the middle of an economic crisis have taken root on the right. t
so it is kind of obama's fault. of course, the simpler explanation is not that obama planned all this. but the reason they have been taking moderate positions they have taken for years now, those just may be the positions. if the republican party can't agree to them or come up with popular ideas of their own, the problem may be within the republican party, not at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. barack obama is the president of the united states. he is a very powerful man, responsible for many things....
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on washington, 150 years after the emancipation proclamatioproclam president obama begins his second term, recommitting the nation to our founding ideas with liberty and justice for all. >>> joining me now is former congressman barney frank, democrat from massachusetts and melissa harris perry, host of "the melissa harris perry show" here on msnbc. >>> chairman frank, i mean, this was an amazing day. and the inaugural parade is still going on. the president is watching from his viewing stand. and when you look at his speech today, i sat there and listened. a lot of people were surprised at how he took on some issues and really raised a new page in american history in terms of where he felt the future of this country should go, chairman frank? >> i think it was an entirely legitimate victory lap. that is we had a very tough election, in which fundamental issues were debated, the rights of gay and lesbian people, the right to vote because of the assault on the fundamental right to vote that took place in so many states, climate change, a continuation of our commitment to think medicare
on washington, 150 years after the emancipation proclamatioproclam president obama begins his second term, recommitting the nation to our founding ideas with liberty and justice for all. >>> joining me now is former congressman barney frank, democrat from massachusetts and melissa harris perry, host of "the melissa harris perry show" here on msnbc. >>> chairman frank, i mean, this was an amazing day. and the inaugural parade is still going on. the president is...
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the week. >>> 11 years and 3 months ago, the war in afghanistan began. this week, afghan president karzai met with president obama to discuss how the war will end. my next guest jake tapper has a terrific book about the war called "the outpost." the book focuses on one of the deadliest battles in the war, a battle that tapper sees as a microcosm as the war as a whole. tapper has, of course, covered the white house for abc news for the past four years and will soon be an anchor here at cnn as well as our chief washington correspondent. welcome to cnn. and welcome to "gps." >> thanks, fareed, it's a pleasure. >> fascinating book. you know, to me, the stories you tell, as you say, it is a microcosm. one of them, they go to this village, the american troops go to this village in nuristan and insurgents streaming in from the border and one of the villagers asked them, are you soviets? are you soviet soldiers? and the american starts to explain to them, that the soviets left, the soviet union collapsed, and there isn't any soviet union anymore. you're dealing
the week. >>> 11 years and 3 months ago, the war in afghanistan began. this week, afghan president karzai met with president obama to discuss how the war will end. my next guest jake tapper has a terrific book about the war called "the outpost." the book focuses on one of the deadliest battles in the war, a battle that tapper sees as a microcosm as the war as a whole. tapper has, of course, covered the white house for abc news for the past four years and will soon be an...
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this year getting re-elected by 5 million votes, barack obama won only 690 counties. the democrat vote is so tightly bunched into these areas, you have these wide swaths of district after district after district that do not look like the rest of america, that are not evolving like the rest of america but they're electing conservative republicans whose only fear is not being conservative enough in a primary in a district like that. >> ari, to nia-malika's point earlier, frank luntz talks about presentation and language, but it's about policy, isn't it? if you have got a presidential candidate who recommends self-deportation, if your favored television network insults asians, african-americans routinely, what do you expect immigrants to think of your party? >> i think that's the question that faces the republican -- >> particularly when you have a president who says i will sign the dream act tomorrow if you put it on my desk. >> right. there's only so long they can claim to want to work on something but not work with the president mo has really bent over backwards. it g
this year getting re-elected by 5 million votes, barack obama won only 690 counties. the democrat vote is so tightly bunched into these areas, you have these wide swaths of district after district after district that do not look like the rest of america, that are not evolving like the rest of america but they're electing conservative republicans whose only fear is not being conservative enough in a primary in a district like that. >> ari, to nia-malika's point earlier, frank luntz talks...
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the obama administration has already informed congress that for the fourth time in five years, it will be late submitting a budget to your representatives. the president has already missed more budget deadlines than any of his predecessors. the house and senate are also required by law to submit a budget each year. by april 15, tax day. the democratic one senate has not approved such a resolution in almost four years. this is not the result of washington gridlock. harry reid said it would be foolish for his party and then does the senate to produce a budget. we disagree. with more than $16 trillion in debt, we believe is foolish not to have a budget. in the house, and it will again meet our legal obligations to pass the budget on time. our budget will moderate spending, pay our bills, and keep the government running. it will be planned to slowly but surely, what our nation out of debt, deficit, and declined garrett on your behalf, we will insist the democrats who run the rest of washington to the same. this debate is often argued in numbers and figures but it is really about and famili
the obama administration has already informed congress that for the fourth time in five years, it will be late submitting a budget to your representatives. the president has already missed more budget deadlines than any of his predecessors. the house and senate are also required by law to submit a budget each year. by april 15, tax day. the democratic one senate has not approved such a resolution in almost four years. this is not the result of washington gridlock. harry reid said it would be...
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knocks has declared 23 other states with high levels of this year's strain. >>> president obama revealed sunday the u.s.'s limited technical support to france's failed attempt to rescue one of their intelligence agents being held hostage in smol wra. the friday night mission left one french soldier dead and another missing. 17 islamist fighters were killed. the hostage is believed to have been killed by his captors. the president's notification was under the war powers act. >>> ahead of his interview with oprah today, lance armstrong issued an apology to the cycling community for being dishonest about his history of doping. armstrong has already been banned from competition and has been dropped by his sponsors, but until now armstrong has fiercely denied all reports that he had used performance enhancing drugs throughout his career. and one of the most anticipated births of the year is now on the calendar. st. james palace said today the duke and duchess of cambridge will welcome their baby in july. the statement mentioned a baby, putting to rest any rumors or heepz for royal twins. >>>
knocks has declared 23 other states with high levels of this year's strain. >>> president obama revealed sunday the u.s.'s limited technical support to france's failed attempt to rescue one of their intelligence agents being held hostage in smol wra. the friday night mission left one french soldier dead and another missing. 17 islamist fighters were killed. the hostage is believed to have been killed by his captors. the president's notification was under the war powers act....
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because the truth is, as president obama noted yesterday the u.s. economy's actually poised for a good year if only congress can get out of the way. i kind of paraphrased that last part. now that we know we're not going to be minting a trillion dollar coin, we need something different. a bill that would repeal the debt ceiling altogether. it is an idea supported publicly by alan greenspan and times man of the year last year, ben bernanke. it is an idea that could prevent lawmakers from lurching our country from one crisis to the next just to ring out some short-term gain until another republican sits in the oval office. that's why it's probably an idea that this congress has no chance of making law. but joining me now is one of the sponsors of the bill to repeal the debt ceiling altogether, democratic congressman from vermont and a member of the committee on house oversight and government reform, representative peter welch. sir, thank you so much for joining us tonight. >> good to be with you. >> john: right on. let me ask you just for starters, why
because the truth is, as president obama noted yesterday the u.s. economy's actually poised for a good year if only congress can get out of the way. i kind of paraphrased that last part. now that we know we're not going to be minting a trillion dollar coin, we need something different. a bill that would repeal the debt ceiling altogether. it is an idea supported publicly by alan greenspan and times man of the year last year, ben bernanke. it is an idea that could prevent lawmakers from lurching...
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senator chuck hagel has had a close relationship with president obama. and i happen to know from a number of sources that the quality of conversation, that the nature of their conversation is a very direct, often not in agreement and that the president is not bringing on board a yes man. the second thing we need to know is that we have been dealing with chuck hagel and a way that we ought to be debating the secretary of state. this will be the secretary of defense. this is about deploying power or run the world and managing strategic assets and managing a shift where the president has said that we now have or did we have overweighted our resources in the middle east and south asia and we have underweighted our presence in asia looking at china. that shift is like moving a giant ship of spending, resources, american men and women being deployed in different places, as well as strategic asset purchasing, what weapons and technologies. and as we bring down the defense budget, smart choices need to happen so that at the end of the day, the department of defe
senator chuck hagel has had a close relationship with president obama. and i happen to know from a number of sources that the quality of conversation, that the nature of their conversation is a very direct, often not in agreement and that the president is not bringing on board a yes man. the second thing we need to know is that we have been dealing with chuck hagel and a way that we ought to be debating the secretary of state. this will be the secretary of defense. this is about deploying power...
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by immigrant rights advocates for presiding over a record number of deportations in the 2012 fiscal year. in a statement, a representative from the national day labor organizing network said -- the news napolitano's staying on comes as the obama administration is said to be preparing to unveil a new push for immigration reform in the coming months. federal prosecutors have dropped the charges against the computer programmer and cyber activist aaron swartz following his suicide on friday at the age of 26. in an e-mail to the boston globe, his attorney wrote the dismissal was "too little too late," saying it "would have been welcome this time last week." iran supports was facing up to 35 years in prison for sneaking into the massachusetts institute of technology and downloading millions of articles provided by the non-profit research service jstor. his family says prosecutors are partially to blame for his death. a petition on the white house website to remove u.s. attorney carmen ortiz from office over alleged overreach in the case has received more than 25,000 signatures, reaching the th
by immigrant rights advocates for presiding over a record number of deportations in the 2012 fiscal year. in a statement, a representative from the national day labor organizing network said -- the news napolitano's staying on comes as the obama administration is said to be preparing to unveil a new push for immigration reform in the coming months. federal prosecutors have dropped the charges against the computer programmer and cyber activist aaron swartz following his suicide on friday at the...
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otherwise, 2013 will be the year that we accepted a nuclear iran or we went to war. for more on this, you can read my column in this week's "time" magazi magazine. let's get started. >>> when president obama chose the conservative republican for the post of defense secretary, you might not have expected opposition from the right, but you would have been wrong. while many conservatives support hagel's nomination, there is spirited opposition from the right. perhaps the first public opposition to chuck hagel was a column in "wall street journal" my foreign affairs columnist brett stevens. one of the first full throated defenses of hagel came in the "daily beast" from the editor of that website's blog and the author of the "crisis of zionism." joining me now bret stephens and peter beinart. you accused chuck hagel of being anti-semi. >> i said there was an odor. >> what evidence do you have this is the case? >> he had this famous statement that i'm sure you heard several times by now about the jewish lobby intimidating a lot of people. a lot of the discussion had to do
otherwise, 2013 will be the year that we accepted a nuclear iran or we went to war. for more on this, you can read my column in this week's "time" magazi magazine. let's get started. >>> when president obama chose the conservative republican for the post of defense secretary, you might not have expected opposition from the right, but you would have been wrong. while many conservatives support hagel's nomination, there is spirited opposition from the right. perhaps the first...
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this is the official portrait of president obama from four years ago. here is the new one. sure, he doesn't look quite as young, but clearly he opted to go a much more cheerful route this time around. >>> up next, as president obama prepares for a second term, which way is the democratic party headed? to the center or to the left? >>> and this sunday join chris matthews for a special airing of his documentary "barack obama: making history." that's this sunday at 6:00 p.m. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. @ñ >>> welcome back to "hardball." while much of the focus and scrutiny has been on the real challenges on the republican party, but there's been less attention paid to questions facing democrats over the next four years. though president obama handily won re-election, the democrats face a challenge of their own. as jonathan martin and maggie haberman pointed out today, quote, he presides over a party that has largely papered over its divisions for the past four years thanks to the president's commanding popularity. but almost as soon as the echo of obam
this is the official portrait of president obama from four years ago. here is the new one. sure, he doesn't look quite as young, but clearly he opted to go a much more cheerful route this time around. >>> up next, as president obama prepares for a second term, which way is the democratic party headed? to the center or to the left? >>> and this sunday join chris matthews for a special airing of his documentary "barack obama: making history." that's this sunday at 6:00...
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it will not be jammed the way it was for four years ago for president obama's inaugural when there were about 1.8 million. i can tell you having been down here four years ago, the crowd here is nothing compared to what it was then. there's still very much of a festive atmosphere. a lot of people who are happy to be witnessing history, to be seeing their president inaugurated for the second time. >> jennifer: you are in a great spot because you get the reverse look of what the president is seeing. so we get to see it from both ends of the mall. i can tell you from somebody who was there at the other side of that last time, the sea of people from that vantage point perched up high was amazing. and it looks like behind you, there is actually a good number that have gathered. 1.9 million last time and maybe a little bit less than half of that expected. any time you get close to a million, you've got a lot of folks. >> yeah. you know it is close to a million -- here we are seven blocks away. it is a sea of people for the seven blocks going to the capitol. four years ago, it was all the way b
it will not be jammed the way it was for four years ago for president obama's inaugural when there were about 1.8 million. i can tell you having been down here four years ago, the crowd here is nothing compared to what it was then. there's still very much of a festive atmosphere. a lot of people who are happy to be witnessing history, to be seeing their president inaugurated for the second time. >> jennifer: you are in a great spot because you get the reverse look of what the president is...
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locks in power for up to 10 years in storage. now...guaranteed. duracell with duralock. trusted everywhere. >>> president obama has signalled his strong support for an assault weapons ban and background checks among other measures, but he faces an uphill battle in the house, and harry reid appears to doubt that it can pass in the senate or will even come nup the senate if it doesn't pass in the house. now michigan debbie stabinau joins me. thank you for being with us today. >> absolutely. >> what do you think the future is for gun control measures in congress, and would you vote for it? >> well, andrea, i think it's very important that we bring some commonsense to this discussion, and certainly my heart goes out to all of those who have lost their children, their grandchildren. i also grew up in a small rural community in northern michigan, and i'm very support tiff of our hunting heritage and outdoor recreation, all the things that we hold dear, but commonsense says that when 40% of the guns that are purchased don't have any kind of criminal background check for someone
locks in power for up to 10 years in storage. now...guaranteed. duracell with duralock. trusted everywhere. >>> president obama has signalled his strong support for an assault weapons ban and background checks among other measures, but he faces an uphill battle in the house, and harry reid appears to doubt that it can pass in the senate or will even come nup the senate if it doesn't pass in the house. now michigan debbie stabinau joins me. thank you for being with us today. >>...
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the theme of this year's inaugural is barack h. obama. i speak at the capitol dome, when abraham lincoln took office two years earlier, the dome above us was a half built eyesore. conventional wisdom is that it should be left unfinished until the war ended. given the financial needs of the time. but to president lincoln, the half finished dome symbolizing have divided nation. lincoln said that people see the capital going on, it is a sign that we intend the union shall go on. despite the conflict which engulfed the nation and surrounded the city, the dome continued to rise. on december 2, 1863, the statue of freedom, a woman, was placed atop a dome. she still stands today. in a sublime irony, it was a freed slave who helped to cast the bronze statue. our times are not as perilous or dispiriting as they were in 1863. but in 2013, far too many doubt the future of this great nation. also our ability to tackle our own eras finished domes. the times are so complex, the differences in the country in the world so deep, we will never overcome the
the theme of this year's inaugural is barack h. obama. i speak at the capitol dome, when abraham lincoln took office two years earlier, the dome above us was a half built eyesore. conventional wisdom is that it should be left unfinished until the war ended. given the financial needs of the time. but to president lincoln, the half finished dome symbolizing have divided nation. lincoln said that people see the capital going on, it is a sign that we intend the union shall go on. despite the...
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four years ago, the obama administration, the obama campaign raised $53 million for the inaugural with personal contributions, all capped at $50,000 or less and there was disdain expressed by the administration about taking corporate money, et cetera. all of those conditions have been lifted. they are taking corporate monet and $50,000 cap has been lifted and it's smaller. they don't expect to raise $53 million, making it easier to raise, they are saying between $40 to $50. so there is a smaller nature. that's historically consistent. inaugural speeches tend to be over hyped and anti-climactic, and the second one, even more so. >> thanks. >> a look back at the president's first term and a look ahead, when we come back. >> this is fox news special coverage of the inauguration weekend. i gave birth to my daughter on may 18th, five days later, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. now, i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. [ woman ] learn from my story. yeah. then h
four years ago, the obama administration, the obama campaign raised $53 million for the inaugural with personal contributions, all capped at $50,000 or less and there was disdain expressed by the administration about taking corporate money, et cetera. all of those conditions have been lifted. they are taking corporate monet and $50,000 cap has been lifted and it's smaller. they don't expect to raise $53 million, making it easier to raise, they are saying between $40 to $50. so there is a...
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president obama faces the cameras bearing great news. 2013's going to be a good year he says as long as politics doesn't get in the way. >>> i'm s.e. cupp. let's see. it's going to be a real productive 2013. >>> i'm steve kornacki. a month since newtown and this afternoon vice president biden handed the president the wish list for gun control. former congress joe sustek takes his turn in "the cycle." >>> looks like a tough four years in washington. we're helping president obama break the second-term curse. >>> there's one more on envelope to open. who won the golden globes pool? spoiler alert, the answer coming in "the back spin." >>> tired words of president obama today as washington holds the nation up against another debt ceiling. >> it would be a self inflicted wound on the economy, it would slow down our growth. might tip us in to recession. and ironically, would probably increase our deficit. so to even entertain the idea of this happening, of the united states of america not paying its bills, is irresponsible. it's absurd. we are not a deadbeat nation. >> thank goodness. but n
president obama faces the cameras bearing great news. 2013's going to be a good year he says as long as politics doesn't get in the way. >>> i'm s.e. cupp. let's see. it's going to be a real productive 2013. >>> i'm steve kornacki. a month since newtown and this afternoon vice president biden handed the president the wish list for gun control. former congress joe sustek takes his turn in "the cycle." >>> looks like a tough four years in washington. we're...
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promise then senator obama made when he first announced his candidacy nearly six years ago. >> let's be the generation that says right here, right now, we will have universal health care in by the end of the next president's first term. we can do that. >> well, it took more than a year and arguably more political capital than any other issue but the president got health care reform through congress and he signed it into law in march of 2010. law's implementation is still a question mark and more legal challenges are ahead. right now the cbo projects 92% of non-elderly americans will have insurance by 2017. >>> the president has incompletes on his record. he called for energy independence in all three major speechles at that time. as president, obama tried to accelerate the move towards alternative fuel. that effort has had its problems. investments like solyndra, notable busts. positive side, report from the world energy outlook found the u.s. would be oil self-sufficient by 2035. keep in mind market changes like the growth of natural gas, also had a hand in reducing pollution, and k
promise then senator obama made when he first announced his candidacy nearly six years ago. >> let's be the generation that says right here, right now, we will have universal health care in by the end of the next president's first term. we can do that. >> well, it took more than a year and arguably more political capital than any other issue but the president got health care reform through congress and he signed it into law in march of 2010. law's implementation is still a question...
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obama's agenda on every single issue. this poll, i think, is a report card. it didn't work very well. 26% of the american people think you're okay. republicans lost seats in the senate and in the house and this poll really is a wake-up call. if they don't make some kind of change. republicans at the virginia retreat held a panel discussion on how to communicate with minorities and women. the panel included two hispanic women and three white guys. no african-americans were on the panel at all. it was an unfortunate coincidence. the meeting was also being held at the burwell plantation room, named for a slave-owning family. good old virginia. the new chairman of the nrcc, congressman greg walden, said we will be building out further and deeper into the minority communities. we recognize republicans have good answers. we just have had bad communications in many cases. the republican party reached so far and so deep, they came up with a six-member panel with no african-americans to talk about minority outreach? republicans ha
obama's agenda on every single issue. this poll, i think, is a report card. it didn't work very well. 26% of the american people think you're okay. republicans lost seats in the senate and in the house and this poll really is a wake-up call. if they don't make some kind of change. republicans at the virginia retreat held a panel discussion on how to communicate with minorities and women. the panel included two hispanic women and three white guys. no african-americans were on the panel at all....
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unitedhealthcare. ♪ >>> first year of the obama presidency of behind-the-scenes look at the accomplishments, the battle lines, grand bargains, that works and that would bust. up next, the nra wades deep near debates over guns in america. but launching a free ipad game for kids to play target practice probably wasn't what most middle americans were looking for. we are going to faulk about that and much more. surprising new polls on gun control straight ahead. sometimes what we suffer from is bigger than we think ... like the flu. with aches, fever and chills- the flu's a really big deal. so why treat it like it's a little cold? there's something that works differently than over-the-counter remedies. prescription tamiflu attacks the flu virus at its source. so don't wait. call your doctor right away. tamiflu is prescription medicine for treating the flu in adults and children one year and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. before taking tamiflu tell your doctor if you're pregnant, nursing. have serious health conditions, or take other medicines. if you develop an aller
unitedhealthcare. ♪ >>> first year of the obama presidency of behind-the-scenes look at the accomplishments, the battle lines, grand bargains, that works and that would bust. up next, the nra wades deep near debates over guns in america. but launching a free ipad game for kids to play target practice probably wasn't what most middle americans were looking for. we are going to faulk about that and much more. surprising new polls on gun control straight ahead. sometimes what we suffer...
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after years of deliberate confusion by republicans, president obama set the record straight on the debt ceiling. >> now, the other congressionally imposed deadline coming up is the so-called debt ceiling, something most americans hadn't even heard of before two years ago. so i want to be clear about this. the debt ceiling is not a question of authorizing more spending. raising the debt ceiling does not authorize more spending. it simply allows the country to pay for spending that congress has already committed to. >> and of course republicans tried to trick americans into believing the debt ceiling was a blank check or magic credit card for the president to go spend whatever he wanted to spend. of course, the united states constitution gives the power to tax and spend to the congress, and the congress alone. our current deficit is the result of money congress has already borrowed. president obama explained to the american people today how republicans in congress are trying to avoid doing their actual jobs. >> these are bills that have already been racked up. and we need to pay them. so
after years of deliberate confusion by republicans, president obama set the record straight on the debt ceiling. >> now, the other congressionally imposed deadline coming up is the so-called debt ceiling, something most americans hadn't even heard of before two years ago. so i want to be clear about this. the debt ceiling is not a question of authorizing more spending. raising the debt ceiling does not authorize more spending. it simply allows the country to pay for spending that congress...
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that will be a five year initiative. walmart is estimating it will kind up hiring 100,000 veterans over that time. it represents more than 13% of all unemployed veterans. it even got recognition from first lady michelle obama who has campaigned for this issue that veterans should be hired. other companies are veteran friendly and they make note of it in their job postings, that they make a commitment to hiring returning veterans. you look at the unemployment rate, it's falling at a pretty good clip for veterans. the only group that has a rate before the national average is veterans of the most recent wars, so-called gulf era ii wars in iraq and afghanistan. unemployment in that group was about 13% a year ago. about 225,000 remain unemployed. so hopefully this new walmart program could be a big dent in that number. the program launches on may 27th, memorial day. >> those veterans of the other wa wars are probably retired now, so 10% is still ate fr pretty b number. thank you very much. >>> can lance armstrong redeem himse
that will be a five year initiative. walmart is estimating it will kind up hiring 100,000 veterans over that time. it represents more than 13% of all unemployed veterans. it even got recognition from first lady michelle obama who has campaigned for this issue that veterans should be hired. other companies are veteran friendly and they make note of it in their job postings, that they make a commitment to hiring returning veterans. you look at the unemployment rate, it's falling at a pretty good...
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obama to make a key change in immigration policy last year." they call you a power player. >> i don't know what that means. >> but you are trying to affect policy. >> absolutely. absolutely. i mean i'm trying to do my part as a citizen and my part as a hispanic and as a woman and as an american. so, you know, i enjoy it. i think everybody should be civically engaged in a level that would affect policy. that's the point. that's how our government is set up. >> you heard the debate on our roundtable. >> i did. >> about immigration. >> i was out there on a little speaker. >> put yourself at the table with them. how does the president get that done? >> yeah. >> this time around? >> well, you know, it's -- he's made it very clear it will be a top priority and, you know, there was a historic mobilitization with the hispanic vote. the most contentious issue you were talking about was citizenship and there's many tenets to it and when people say get in the back of the line people don't realize there's a hundred lines to get into and if you're in that l
obama to make a key change in immigration policy last year." they call you a power player. >> i don't know what that means. >> but you are trying to affect policy. >> absolutely. absolutely. i mean i'm trying to do my part as a citizen and my part as a hispanic and as a woman and as an american. so, you know, i enjoy it. i think everybody should be civically engaged in a level that would affect policy. that's the point. that's how our government is set up. >> you...